. >> it will depend on the training and some of it's done through college educational programs and there's a lot available. >> mary dodge directs the masters of criminal justice program at cu denver. she says highly trained civilians can bring a lot to the table. >> they can go into a department and offer a great deal that a police officer may have no training in that area. >> she says the key to making it work is combining the years of experience, detectives have, with the skills, trained civilians bring. >> they may have the whole picture. if you have police officers, sworn officers fill in the the crime lab, they can put the puzzle together. >> for chief white, hiring civilians for position that is don't require a gun and badge makes sense. >> tens of thousands of hours being saved that will actually give police officers an opportunity to be out in those communities and really focusing on crimes. >> hiring the the first 45 civilians will be just the beginning. he envisions hiring another 40 to 50 in the coming years. >> in denver, alicia acuna, fox news. >> harris: okay, so it's 40 belo